A night-time fire in a shopping centre in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least 11 people, the interior ministry said, in one of the deadliest blazes in recent years.
Many of those killed on Tuesday were security guards or staff who were on duty overnight in the six-storey building, said Ahmad Abbas, the director of civil defence.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
“Eleven people have died as a result of the fire in the La Mirada Mall, and two people have been rescued,” the interior ministry said.
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